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CATELLO LANDRE AND SESSA B. LUGIAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Application filed October 2, 1912.

To all hom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CA'rnLLo LANDRE and SEssA B. LUCIAN, a subject ofthe King ofltaly, and a citizen of theUnited States, respectively, andboth residents of New York, county and State'ofNew York, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Combs, of Which the following is afull, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to the class 0 combs adapted to be used for hairor scalp treatments.

The primaryobject of the present apparatus is to provide a comb designedto be employed for massaging the scalp and treating the hair of theheadof a person by operating, When manipulated, to thoroughly distributethroughthehair a medlcated liquid adapted to clean or dye, orserve as atonic to promote the growth thereof, thereby enabling the liquid to beapplled to all parts of the hair in proper proportions, and especiallyin instances where the hair is long and abundant in growth.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a form of comb having aback which is chambered whereby a reservoir is provided forcontainingthemedicated liquid; to provide a form of teeth which areadapted to be laterally movable, or rigidly held in the back of thecomb, and which are of a type to serve as a medium for properlydistributing the liquid through the strands of hair; and to providemeans adapted to permit the liquid in the reservoir to be fed at desiredintervals to the teeth.

A further object of the invention is to provide a comb which may be madein any suitable size, asoccasion requires, and may be made in eitherplain, or ornamental designs.

WVith theseand other objects in View, the invention will behereinaftermore particularly described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings,which .form apart of this. specification, and willthen be pointed out intheclaims at theend of the description.

I In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one .form of combembodying our invention, ,Fig. 2 is alongitudinal verticalsectionthrough one ofthe members of the back of the comb, Fig. 3 is aside view, 7 artlyin. section, of both members of the ask of the comb,Fig. 4 is a sectiontalren on theline Ill- 121 of '3, Fig. is aSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 24L, 11916.

Serial No. 723,508.

section taken on line TIT-III of Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is a section showingthe'inlet in the back of the comb and the cap used for closing the same,Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side elevation of'the teeth employed in thecomb, Fig. 8 is an end view of the teeth, Fig. 9 is a fragmentary topplan of the teeth, Fig. 10 is a detail view of the top of the back ofthe comb,.Fig. 11 is a detail end view of the comb, Fig. 12 is afragmentary inverted plan of the comb, Fig. 13 is a detail perspectiveview, showing-the interior mechanism.

The body 10 of the member is made up, generally speaking, of a reservoirmember 11 and a feeding or distributing member 12, each of which maybeof any suitable size and shape inaccordance with the type of combpreferred, and are desirably made of metal, though any suitable materialmay be employed.

The reservoir member 11 consists of a long narrow receptacle whoselength is substantially that of the comb, and is entirely inclosed toprovide the chamber 13 wherein the medicated liquid or other materialwhich is to be distributed by the comb is stored, as will hereinaftermore fully appear. In the top ofthe reservoir member 11 is a threadedinlet opening 12 through which the chamber 13 is filled, and saidopening 12 is-closed by a correspondingly threaded cap 14:. The lowerside of the reservoir member 11 is formed by a plate 15, which isupwardly arched so asto be substantially semi-circular in cross section.The lower side of the reservoir 11, therefore, presents exteriorly aconcaved surface. Within the receptacle orreservoir 11, the crown of theplate 15is provided with an inverted arcshaped plate or seat 15*, saidseat 15 ecoperating with a valve member 28, as will hereinafter appear.Along the line of contact of theplates are openings'15",through whichthe liquid from the chamber 13 may pass to the feeding or distributingmember 12. The lower. concaved side of'the plate 15provides a retainingseat forthe member 12, the'contacting side ofthe latter being conformedto thesemi-circular concavity of the plate15 so as'to have a slightrocking movement therein.

soldered, or otherwise secured to the lowerconcaved side of'the plate'15 is a retaining plate 17, saidplate conformin to the shape of theplate and eaten .ing

below the longitudinal edges of the latter to provide retaining flangesfor the member 12, the retaining flanges extending around thecylindrically shaped portions of the member 12 to hold the same inposition in the plate 15, and permitting a limited transverse rockingmovement of said member 12. As indicated in Fig. 5, the retainingflanges may be formed as continuations of the longitudinal edges of theplate 15.as at 17.

The body of the member 12 is shaped from a continuous piece of sheetmetal, to form a substantially cylindrical chamber 21 which is open atthe bottom, the free longitudinal edges of the strip or sheet of metalbeing then continued downwardly in slightly convergent relation toprovide the sides 18 and 19, the lower edges of said sides 18 and 19lying in parallel relation and forming a comparatively narrow continuousslot from end to end of the member 12. Furthermore, the edges of thesides 18 and 19 are oppositely corrugated, as best indicated in Fig. 12to provide between the sides a series of oval openings 20 whichconstitute sockets for the teeth of a comb, as will hereinafter appear.To connect the feeding member 12 with the reservoir member 11, thecylindrical body 21 is inserted endwise between the correspondinglyshaped longitudinal edges of the retaining plate 17, and saidcylindrical member 12 is also provided along the medial line of itsupper side with a plurality of openings 21 corresponding in shape andnumber to the openings 15 provided in the plate 15.v The downwardlyextending edges of the retaining plate 17 are made of such width thatthey do not wholly inclose the cylindrical body 21, but permit theslight relative rotative movement of the body 21 within the retainingplate transversely of the device, so that as the member 12 is swung fromside to side with relation to the member 11, the openings 21 will becarried periodically into and out of registration with the openings15",whereby the liquid contained in the reservoir 13 is fed in grad uatedmanner to the distributing element 12. I The sides 18 and 19 of theelement 12 constitute retaining elements for a comb, the body of thecomb 24 extending longitudinally along the open bottom of thecylindrical chamber 21 and the teeth 23 extending downwardly through theovate openings 20 provided by the opposing corrugations formed along thelower edges of the sides 18 and 19. The comb body 24 is substantiallycylindrical in shape, and between each two adjacent teeth, said body 24:is vertically grooved, as at 25,-whereby the bar is formed into a numberof connected beads 26, which form heads for the teeth 23. Each of thebeads or heads 26 seats into the upper end of an ovate opening 20, sothat a sufliciently snug grasp of the comb between the plates 18 and 19is maintained to prevent longitudinal and vertical movement of the comb.However, the grooves 25 between the heads 26 are so shaped as to formpassage-ways between the bottoms of the grooves and the depressionsbetween the corrugations 20, so that liquid fed into the cylindricalchamber 21 may find its way around the back of the comb onto the teeth,down whose length it may feed until it is transferred to the hair orscalp.

Under normal conditions, the element 12 with the comb held therein ispermitted to run relative to the member 11, so that any liquid containedwithin the reservoir 13 will be gradually fed to the distributingelement 12 and thence to the teeth of the comb. However, means areprovided for fixedly locking the comb, and preventing the feed of liquidthereto, when it is desired to use the device merely as a comb.

As hereinbefore mentioned, a chamber 16 is provided at the top of thereservoir member 11. Connecting the chamber 13 with the receptacle orchamber 16 is a sleeve 27 extending downwardly from the upper wall ofthe member 11, said sleeve 27 providing a slideway for a plunger or stem32, said plunger or stem 32 having connected to its lower end anelongated valve 28. Said valve 28 is arc-shaped in transverse section,to correspond with the arcuate formation of the seat 15, so that whenthe valve 28 is seated, the valve openings 15 are closed against thepassage of liquid from the chamber 13 to the member 12. Also connectedto the valve 28 is a pair of inverted U-shaped rods 35 and 36. Said rods35 and 36 each having an arm projected through the top side of thechamber 13, and connected in any suitable manner to the valve 28.

The opposite or outer arms of the rods 35 and 36 extend downwardly fromthe chamber 16 outside of the chamber 13, in pockets provided on thesides of the element 11 by curved side plates 35 and 36 which extenddownwardly from the receptacle or chamber 16, the lower ends of saidouter arms of the rods 35 and 36 loosely set in recesses 31 which areprovided in the upper surfaces of a pair of lugs or extensions 29 and 30rigidly secured to the sides 18 and 19 of the member 12. The uppercurved portions of the rods 35 and 36 are connected by a transverse bar37 which operates in the chamber 16, and suitably connected to said bar37 so as to exert upward normal pressure there against is a leaf spring38, one end of said leaf spring being fixed within the chamber 16 andthe opposite end resting upon the lower side of the bar 37. A secondspring 39, having one end secured within the chamber 16 engages belowthe head 33 of the plunger or stem 32, so that an upward pressure isalso exerted upon the latter. Ex-

tending from the lower side of the top wall of the chamber 16 are twospaced plates 40 and ll which serve as guides for the blades 42 providedupon one end of a slide 43 which is movably disposed through an openingin one end chamber 16. The blade 12 has one of its ends 44 tapered andthis tapered. end is in the path of the movement of the cross-bar 37 ofthe U-shaped rods 35 and 36 so that'it may ride over its upper surface.Upon the end of the slide 13 exteriorly of the end of the chamber 16 isa button 4.5. By forcing the button 45 toward the interior of thechamber 16 the blade 42 will engage the cross-bar 37. The bar 37, thestem 32, and the valve 23 will then be moved against the tension of thesprings 38 and 39, thus forcing the valve to close the outlets of thereservoir 13 so as to cut otf the feed of the liquid therein.Simultaneously therewith the U-shaped rods 35 and 36 will be directed sothat the ends of the free arms thereof will be seated in the recesses ofthe lugs 29 and 30 for locking the member 12 rigidly to the reservoir11. By reversing the movement of the slide 43 the tension of the springs38 and 39 will force the stem 32, so as to unseat the valve 28 andunlock the rods 35 and 36 from engagement with the recesses of the lugs29 and 30, so that liquid will again be fed to the comb.

In the foregoing description, we have embodied the preferred form of ourinvention, but we do not wish to be understood as limiting ourselvesthereto, as we are aware that modifications may be made therein withoutdeparting from the principle, or sacrificing any of the advantages ofthis invention, therefore we reserve to ourselves the right to make suchchanges as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. A comb, comprising in combination, a hollowback portion, a reservoir disposed within said hollow back portion, acomb disposed within said hollow back portion and lying adjacent theunder-surface of said reservoir and osclllatable with respect there-.to, and means for feeding a liquid to the part to be combed upon theoscillation of said comb.

2. A comb, comprising in combination, a hollow back portion, a reservoirdisposed within said hollow back portion and adapted to contain liquid,a comb disposed within said hollow back portion and lying adjacent theunder-side of said reservoir, and oscillatable with respect thereto,means for feeding the liquid to the part to be combed upon theoscillation of said comb, and means for locking said comb againstoscillatory movement.

3. A comb, comprising in combination, a hollow back portion, a reservoirdisposed within said hollow back portion and adapted to contain liquid,a comb disposed within said hollow back portion and oscillatable withrespect thereto, means disposed on the bottom of said reservoir forretaining said comb oscillatably in position, and means for feeding theliquid to the part to be combed.

4:. A comb, comprising in combination, a hollow back portion, areservoir disposed within said back portion and adapted to containliquid, a comb oscillatably mounted with respect to said back portionand reservoir, and means for feeding liquid to the part to be combedupon the oscillation of said comb.

5. A comb, comprising in combination, a hollow back portion, a reservoiradapted to contain liquid, a comb oscillatably mounted within saidhollow back portion, and means for feeding'liquid to the part to becombed upon the oscillation of said comb, and means for locking saidcomb against oscillatory movement.

This specification signed and witnessed this first day of Qctober, A. D.1912.

CATELLO LANDRE. SESSA B. LUCIAN. Witnesses Ron'r. B. Anno'r'r, A. J. B.LUcIAN.

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